Poison for Breakfast

Poison For Breakfast is a very interesting, surprisingly funny, philosophical-as-advertised story. it purports to tell the true tale of what happened the day the author found a note saying "You had poison for breakfast", and it's very believable, until you remember that Lemony Snicket is not just a pseudonym but also a character in A Series Of Unfortunate Events. but Poison For Breakfast did manage to remind me what I like about philosophy ... which is honestly pretty hard to describe, and there's a cat demanding my attention, so, thanks for reading! check this book out!

'I had poison for breakfast.' Mr Snicket discovers this & sets out to solve the mystery of how he came to be poisoned. He says it's a book of philosophy & it kind of is. I admire the love of language & literature that shines through. It's quirky, smart, funny, rambling & strangely perfect.

This was such a wonderfully nostalgic dive back into Snicket's writing that I forgot how much I missed. It really was like revisiting an old friend when you have both grown up. All the core parts of his style and humor are there, but with a mature perspective. I won't lie and say that I understood the "point" of the book considering it is a mixture between philosophy and memoir, but that didn't stop me from thoroughly enjoying it. While the story is charming enough, his straightforward prose and unique humor is what really made me enjoy this.